Chumel Torres
Chumel Torres | |
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| File:Chumel Torres (19990506968).jpg Torres in 2015 | |
| Born | José Manuel Torres Morales 7 May 1982 Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Occupations | Comedian, YouTuber |
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José Manuel "Chumel" Torres Morales[1] (born 7 May 1982) is a Mexican comedian and YouTuber.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Torres was born on 7 May 1982 in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua,[2][3] and graduated from Mechanical Engineering at the Chihuahua Institute of Technology.[2][3] He worked for eight years in project management of a maquiladora of medical equipment in Chihuahua.[3][4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Torres first gained notoriety during the 2012 Mexican general election after he wrote a tweet about a proposal by one of the then-presidential candidates, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which was retweeted by Gabriel Quadri, another presidential candidate.[2][4] This led for him to be offered the opportunity to write columns for a blog and a weekly newspaper in Mexico City. After spending some time in the capital, he realized he would rather reach younger and more tech-savvy audiences through a YouTube series, featuring humor with a prominent theme of political satire, focusing on Latin America, specifically Mexico.[5] He says that he will never move to mainstream television channels to keep his fan base and to prevent being called a "sell out".[5]
Torres says he will not report on stories about drug lords out of fear of lawsuits or murder.[5]
As a presenter, he hosted the 2017 MTV Millennial Awards[6] and the 2018 Los Metro Awards.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- El Pulso de la Republica, Chumel Torres's channel on YouTube
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- Chumel Torres at IMDb
- La Radio de la República (Podcast in Spanish)